Botan POV
"As a courtesy of letting us use Haru's airfields. We are prepared to give you five percent of the haul. We can provide our own security escort to deliver the cargo to a secondary location."
I remain silent, staring back at him fixedly. The Czech shifts restlessly under my gaze, casting fretful looks at his associates. I don't say anything and like always. I never have to. He consults with those around him, whispering in a foreign fevered rush.
I keep staring.
Avoiding direct eye contact, he says. "Do we have a deal or not?"
I keep staring.
He looks beyond me at Akio who stands behind me on my right side. "Well? Does he need a translator or something?"
Akio steps to stand at my side. "Kare no shita o dasa sete kudasai." Let me take out his tongue.
I lift a hand. He obeys my silent command, returning to where he was.
